The technical merits mattered when it launched. Do they matter now? Not at all. Otherwise FFVII would’ve gone the way of Battle Arena Toshinden—big splash at the time, forgotten in the long run.

What gives FFVII its staying power is the art. That’s why we play games. Not for specs. For creativity.

And this is where FFVII and Trails meet: at the rarefied height of JRPG artistry. The pinnacle. God-tier.